Hi Mal
I have ta tell ya, with all my issues it's been one wild ride and every day has become a gamble. Basic coverage ran out years ago and with the temp. arena most have to work through to get work, well I know how badly our health care system is twisted. My first sign was that I had to have an emergency Cesarean. Cannot deliver a child naturally. So one was our allowance. With two heart operations, leaving me with a 3rd of my pericardium and a chronic heart condition that hurts like hell most of the time. 2 ovarian cyst removals, Radical hysterectomy, Diabetes-Typ1, appendectomy, degenerative hip disorder, hyper-tension, liver malfunction re:cholesterol over-production, and most recently found out I have R.A.:::And all before 40. My first open heart oper. was at 26 years. All down hill since. I suffered Rheumatic fever at apr. 3yrs old. Set me up for these miseries that I and my family suffer today. Hubby calls me a female "Job."
Over anyone I know, I would dearly LOVE to see a better health care system believe me. But until there are jobs, stringent controls set to frivolous law suits, over charging for EVERYTHING medicinal, and the basic profiteering built within the medical community and insurance industry::: I fear nothing these politicians do will help right now, especially since so few good jobs exist any longer. So many millions out of work and getting worse. It's kinda like legislating for buckets to bail out the flood waters before legislating to repair the massive leaks to stop the waters first. Oh Lord would I love to have my 19 pills a day cheaper and my frequent office visits and endless procedures dealt with more reasonably. But The money just isn't there and as I said, no money, no health care. I have been declared disabled and unemployable and what a blow to my pride and our ability to survive. We went from a fair income to almost nothing inside of 4 years. Then the economics of EVERYTHING just went to hell and he lost job after job due to cuts and layoffs. So again, I want this mess fixed OH SO BADLY, but if America isn't able to work, we are about doomed.
Mal, there are days I just want to crawl in a hole and stay there until I'm called "home." But the will to live and the love of my families and friends keep me going. So there isn't a day gone by that I don't wish things were better or at least some sign that it will be. But so far, I have seen little that gives me that hope. I don't blame Obama for that, I do fully understand that he's at the mercy of the character of congress and the bills sent to him. I will always blame Bush via the job killing bills he signed and the lies that led us to fight a pointless war. But By God, these fools in congress today just keep lighting torches to a backward path. I hope you can see why I wanted McCain and not Obama? I just didn't think he had the experience to influence or motivate congress to reverse the last adm. signatures that opened those holes for corp. America to toss so many millions out into the street. And so far:::::::::::::::::::::::::
Lucy
